Edradour 9 Years Old 2010 Cask #393 (van Wees)

From the Dutch bottler van Wees, a 9 year old Edradour, distilled in 2010, from cask 393, bottled at 58.6%, one of 614 bottles. Edradour is a rich, oily Highland single malt made in the old farm buildings above Pitlochry. It once supplied blends such as House of Lords and King's Ransom.

The spirit was distilled slowly in the old farm stillhouse on Ben Vrackie water, the worm tubs lending a weighty, oily character. It was matured in an Oloroso cask, the wood working slowly into the rich malt. Young and extractive, the cask sheds vanillin (vanilla) and toasted sugars (light caramel) over the creamy make. The tiny stills and worm tubs give an oily spirit that takes the cask well. It was bought in 2002 by Andrew Symington of the independent bottler Signatory Vintage. The distillery sits in a pocket glen at Balnauld, in the hills above Pitlochry in Perthshire.

Bottled at a cask strength 58.6%, it is rich. Baked apple, marzipan and a creamy malt, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Beneath it run dried fruit, chocolate and a soft oil. A long, nutty finish carries dried fruit and a soft spice. This is a rich Highland malt from the pocket glen at Pitlochry.